The project will directly target Government authorities, at the national and State level, workers organizations and UN agencies closely involved in the eradication of manual scavenging and the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value. Close and regular consultations will be carried out with representatives of manual scavengers, the Dalit community in general and workers and employers in the target sector for equal remuneration for work of equal value. As much as necessary, the project will work in close cooperation with non governmental organizations, community leaders and other relevant actors. Its ultimate beneficiaries will be the Dalit community, women manual scavengers and female workers in general.
One of the primary outputs of the project will be the formation of a UN task force for the adoption of an integrated strategy on the elimination of manual scavenging and the promotion of equality in employment, and the endorsement of a UN strategy on the elimination of manual scavenging and the promotion of equality by all relevant actors.
Additionally, a survey on manual scavenging and equality will be carried out in a selected number of states, and validated by the UN task force. The survey’s main findings will be disseminated